Two oxepane-type diterpene lactones from melampodium diffusum

The isolation and structure elucidation of two new oxepane diterpene lactones, 1,10,17-trihydroxymelfusanolide and 1,10-dihydroxy-17-acetoxymelfusanolide, from Melampodium diffusum are reported. The structure determination involved chemical and spectral methods.     

15-oxo-zoapatlin,a diterpene lactone from Viguiera maculata

The isolation of a new diterpene lactone and two known diterpenoid acids from the aerial parts of Viguiera maculata is reported.     

Tomexanthin,an oxepane diterpene from montanoa tomentosa

Chemical analysis of Montanoa tomentosa yielded an oxepane diterpene, tomexanthin, which was characterized by spectral comparison with the previously established zoapatanol.     

Sesquiterpene and diterpene lactones from melampodium longipilum

the aerial parts of Melampodium longipilum afforded two new diterpene lactones, 17-hydroxy- and 17-acetoxyacanthoaustralide, and a new sesquiterpene lactone, repandin E, besides the known melampolides enhydrin and fluctuanin.     

Two sesquiterpene and three diterpene lactones from Acanthospermum australe

The aerial parts of Acanthospermum australe afforded two new sesquiterpene lactones, an acid and a cis,cis-germacranolide, as well as three diterpene lactones of a new type, most probably formed by intermolecular nucleophilic attack of the carboxyl group of an acid epoxide derived from geranylgeraniol. The structures were proposed on the basis of spectroscopic studies.     

15-Hydroxy-acetylerioflorin and other constituents from Viguiera linearis

Aerial parts of Viguiera linearis afforded 16α-hydroxy-ent-kauranoic acid, viguiestenin, leptocarpin, acetylleptocarpin, budlein B, clovandiol and the new heliangolide 15-hydroxy-acetylerioflorin.     

Poilaneic acid,a cembranoid diterpene from Croton poilanei

Poilaneic acid, a cembranoid diterpene from Croton poilanei, has been characterized as (1R*,2E,4Z,7E, 11Z)-12-carboxyl-1-isopropyl-4,8-dimethylcyclotetradecatetraene.     

Sesquiterpene lactones from Viguiera species

Viguiera eriophora yielded the sesquiterpene lactones erioflorin, acetylerioflorin and 17,18-dehydroviguiepinin, which was correlated with tetrahyd     

Genkwadaphnin,a potent antileukemic diterpene from Daphne genkwa

In vivo P-388 assay-directed fractionation of an active extract of Daphne genkwa (Yuán Huā) has led to the isolation and characterization of a new antileukemic principle. genkwadaphnin.     

An abietane diterpene from the labiate Coleus barbatus

20-Deoxocarnosol, isolated from the stems of Coleus barbatus, was shown by chemical and spectral methods to be a new phenolic diterpene with an abietane skeleton.     

Sesquiterpene lactones from Viguiera deltoidea

Three sesquiterpene lactones, 2′,3′-dihydroniveusin-A, 2′,3′-dihydroniveusin-B and 3-acetylchamissonin, were isolated from the dichloromethane extract of leaves of Viguiera deltoidea. The structures were established on the basis of physical and spectroscopic data and that of 3-acetylchamissonin was also confirmed by X-ray analysis.     

Sesquiterpene lactones from glandular trichomes of Viguiera radula (Heliantheae; Asteraceae)

In addition to known compounds, the floral parts of Viguiera radula afforded two new sesquiterpene lactones. All compounds were detected in glandular trichomes, which were micromechanically collected from the anther appendages and analyzed by HPLC. Structure identification was performed by NMR and MS techniques.     

Isocarnosol,a diterpene from salvia lanigera

Isocarnosol, a novel diterpene from the leaves of Salvia lanigera, has been characterized.     

Hedychenone: A furanoid diterpene from Hedychium spicatum

The structure of hedychenone, a furanoid diterpene, isolated from the rhizomes of Hedychium spicatum has been deduced on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence.     

A diterpene from Euphorbia maddeni

From the anticancer-active CHCl₃, extract of the plant Euphorbia maddeni, a polyacylated diterpene of jatrophone type, euphornin, has been isolated and its structure elucidated by physico-chemical methods.     

A eudesmane acid from Montanoa speciosa

The major constituent of a leaf-surface methylene dichloride wash of Montanoa speciosa was a eudesmane acid, 1,2-dehydro-3-oxo-costic acid.     

假地枫皮中二萜酸类化合物研究

从八角属植物假地枫皮的石油醚提取物中分离出5个二萜酸类化合物,经波谱数据分析(^1H NMR、^13C NMR、^1H-^1H COSY、NOESY、HSQC和HMBC),分别鉴定为4-epi-dehydroabietic acid(1)、4-epi-sandaraeopinaric acid(2)、4-epi-abietic acid(3)、4-epi-isopimaric acid(4)和8,11,13,15-abietatetraen-19-oic acid(4)。     

Sesquiterpene lactones from Schkuhria anthemoidea var. wislizenii

We report here on the isolation and characterization of two new elemanolides and the known germacrolide 11,13-dehydroeriolin from Schkuhria anthemoidea var. wislizenii.